“And then, you won’t believe what my boss said after that,” continued the young woman, replaying the painful scene in her head. “He said I’m one of the weakest marketers he’s ever known. He said ‘You could be excellent with my coaching, but we’ve got a long way to go.’ This has been going on for four years. He told me I’m stupid and lazy. He gave me a five percent raise, though. This guy is crazy! Who insults you and gives you a raise?”

Indeed, said the voice in my mind. Who works for a crazy guy like that, year after year? I decided to stay silent. “He calls me on the weekends to give me assignments that he’s just made up in his head, on the golf course or whatever,” the young woman continued. “The deadline for these made-up assignments is always First Thing Monday Morning.” And you don’t say Jack about it, and complete the assignments like a good girl, I added in my mind. “He tells me I’m an idiot and if he weren’t so interested in my development, he’d fire me,” she went on. And you stay, said a voice in my brain.

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